Welcome to Wildwood Springs ...

Wildwood Springs is located in Cambria County<1>.

The location of Wildwood Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wildwood Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Wildwood Springs: Wildwood Spgs. (or less commonly used: Wildwood Spngs. or Wildwood Sprngs.)

Wildwood Springs is 1,800 feet [549 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Wildwood Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Wildwood Springs: (814)

Communities Also Named Wildwood Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wildwood Springs - they are located in Georgia, North Carolina and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wildwood Springs.

Communities near Wildwood Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wildwood Springs.

• Altoona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Northern Cambria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
  • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
• Ebensburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Barnesboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
• Nanty Glo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanty Glo
  • Nanty Glo is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanty Glo <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Portage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Spangler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Spangler is located in Cambria County
• Martinsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wildwood Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wildwood Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wildwood Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wildwood Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wildwood Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Wildwood Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wildwood Springs ...

Looking for more information about Wildwood Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Wildwood Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Wildwood Springs.

Adding Wildwood Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wildwood Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wildwood Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wildwood Springs post office opened in 1888.

We also found Wildwood Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wildwood Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wildwood Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cambria County: www.co.cambria.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/